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sera guide - Healthy aquarium fish

Diagnosis: Gill flukes / Dactylogyridea Treatment: page 34 Observation Breathing becomes stronger every day until the fish stay un- der the surface panting; sometimes one-sided breathing; one or both gill lids closed or spread open; small flukes usually sized less than 1 mm sit on the gills (possibly visible on a se- dated fish with a magnifier); fish scrub themselves at the gill lid. Discus with breath shortage caused by gill fluke infestation Diagnosis: Skin flukes / Gyrodactylidea Treatment: page 34 Observation The fish scrub themselves and become apathetic. Cloudy skin and small, motile worms on the skin (partially visible with the naked eye, otherwise detectable with a magnifier; mostly smaller than 1 mm). 2.6 Diseases caused by Plathelminthes (flatworms) Corydoras with skin flukes 16